Table 2 Bacterial counts (log10 cfu/g) from the ileal content of the chickens

Time (day)

7

13

16

23

30

36

7

13

16

23

30

36

7

13

16

23

30

36

Group

Treatment

Salinomycin +

nd

nd

5.04

6.94

7.41

6.04

nd

3.23

nd

nd

nd

nd

<10⁵

4.30

4.97

7.34

6.69

8.72

Campylobacter

nd

nd

5.45

6.95

6.86

6.23

nd

3.28

nd

nd

nd

nd

<10⁵

4.26

5.71

8.18

6.62

8.63

Salinomycin +

nd

nd

6.18

7.52

7.80

6.04

4.69

ne

nd

nd

nd

2.70

<10⁵

8.30

8.89

8.94

7.95

8.57

Campylobacter

nd

nd

5.60

6.97

6.61

7.18

6.92

nd

nd

nd

nd

2.30

<10⁵

ne

9.76

8.89

9.04

8.89

Campylobacter

nd

nd

6.73

ne

6.30

6.28

ne

2.60

3.48

4.04

3.11

3.59

<10⁵

7.51

8.26

8.71

8.15

8.90

nd

nd

4.70

6.95

6.48

5.15

6.85

2.48

4.00

3.61

3.26

6.46

<10⁵

8.62

8.52

9.15

8.67

8.48

Campylobacter

nd

nd

7.32

6.18

6.08

6.04

6.86

4.66

4.41

4.11

2.95

5.54

<10⁵

7.94

7.91

7.18

7.67

9.34

nd

nd

7.08

6.15

5.30

6.28

5.52

2.95

5.11

6.18

nd

3.94

<10⁵

8.08

8.00

7.53

7.49

9.08

Control

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

5.30

3.61

3.28

3.79

5.18

5.40

<10⁵

9.65

9.04

8.28

7.15

7.64

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

5.59

2.90

3.91

5.11

6.34

6.23

<10⁵

8.77

7.75

7.78

8.11

7.94

control

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

5.38

5.18

2.48

nd

nd

nd

<10⁵

8.76

8.99

8.28

8.23

7.61

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

6.26

2.95

2.30

nd

nd

5.04

<10⁵

8.93

8.66

8.90

8.67

6.40